Ramada Downtown Dubai has formalised a CSR policy with UAE charity Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) to provide support throughout the year for activities organised by the group.
As part of the hotel’s Hope for Cancer initiative, the hotel will offer selected patients and their family complimentary accommodation and access to activities and attractions in the downtown area.
Ramada Downtown Dubai general manager Samir Arora explained: “In consultation with FOCP, we will be extending invitations to come and stay for free, offering half board plus tickets for an afternoon at Reel cinemas or a trip up to the top of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa.
“As a hotel, what we do best is to provide comfort and hospitality so what better way to support the commendable work of FOCP than by offering cancer patients time away from home where they and their families can enjoy all the activities of Downtown Dubai, from the aquarium and underwater zoo to the ice rink, SEGA Republic and KidZaniaat the Dubai Mall, plus the dancing fountains and the majesty of Burj Khalifa.”
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The hotel has previously hosted a team lunch for FOCP and will be arranging cancer awareness and fundraising activities for Hope for Cancer.
Commenting on the hotel’s activities, an FOCP spokesperson said: “The hotel is a model to the rest of the world on how giving is done from the heart and soul of the individuals and embedded into the DNA of an organisation – we are so proud to be able to send our patients and their families to the Ramada Downtown Dubai.”
Friends of Cancer Patients is a volunteer-based foundation established in 1999 to provide financial and emotional support for cancer patients in the UAE. The charity distributes information and runs programmes for prevention and early detection of the disease, as well as workshops and free screenings.
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